restrictionism

[ ri-strik-shuh-niz-uh m ]

/ rɪˈstrɪk ʃəˌnɪz əm /

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noun

a policy, especially by a national government or legislative body, of enacting restrictions on the amount of imported goods, immigration, etc.

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Nearby words

restriction fragment, restriction fragment length polymorphism, restriction play, restriction site, restriction-site polymorphism, restrictionism, restrictive, restrictive clause, restrictive covenant, restrictive practice, restrictively

Origin of restrictionism

First recorded in 1935–40; restriction + -ism

Related forms

re·stric·tion·ist, noun

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Examples from the Web for restrictionism

If the Common Market should move toward protectionism and restrictionism, it would undermine its own basic principles.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
They have not followed the argument at all; they have only caught the catchwords of restrictionism.
They Who Knock at Our Gates|Mary Antin